tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990433.post116475743951846321..comments2023-05-04T04:36:45.913-07:00Comments on Anosmia: Alcohol's effect on my sense of smellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990433.post-41130180002422183672015-07-31T20:47:07.780-07:002015-07-31T20:47:07.780-07:00I am so very glad I found your post. This connecti...I am so very glad I found your post. This connection between alcohol and anosmia is one that seems to be very real for many of us but not well known. Anosmia is sheer hell for a food lover like me. I had it for about a year then got treated with a laser surgery. Now I take use nasal sprays desloratadine/Aerius/Clarinex as needed (not every day as the doctors say) and can smell and taste many things on a good day. But if I have a glass of wine, or even a sip of beer, my smell begins to go right away. I am now mainly a vodka drinker because I find the effects with this are less dramatic. However, more than three drinks and my smell and taste fail, especially at night. We must let the world know about the anosmia/alcohol connection for surely there are many more like us around.Fat Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051547152820675205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990433.post-61446909112552721502014-03-11T08:58:47.653-07:002014-03-11T08:58:47.653-07:00I am having the same issue - EXCEPT I can still sm...I am having the same issue - EXCEPT I can still smell but cannot taste after having a cocktail before dinner!! I just cannot understand it. I am also noticing my face gets red - so it seems like an allergic reaction. The red face and nasal congestion would happen to me in the past if I drank wine - but now it's anything I drink that has alcohol in it. Wish I could figure this out!! <br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519439053718202343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990433.post-28284146417784824482013-08-16T16:54:52.510-07:002013-08-16T16:54:52.510-07:00when I drink alcohol my sense of smell increases d...when I drink alcohol my sense of smell increases drastically. Everything smell 100% more and enhanced. Its really strange..alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970669888604260421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990433.post-55527763906004504382010-01-11T07:58:41.646-08:002010-01-11T07:58:41.646-08:00same for me. Good to know i'm not alone. Being...same for me. Good to know i'm not alone. Being French I love food too much not to taste it or smell it when I cook so I've turned to non alcoholic beer. the hardest thing is the look of people when you say no to alcohol. they think I'm a recovering alcoholic. But hey they'll get use to it. I did. The biggest downside really is that I've become the designated driver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990433.post-35431523495824568712009-12-29T12:34:17.614-08:002009-12-29T12:34:17.614-08:00I have developed the same affliction related to al...I have developed the same affliction related to alcohol's effect on my sense of smell/taste as described by the two previous bloggers. I am a 44 year old male. I see that the initial blog comment was posted in 2006. Has anyone discovered any additional information that can help?<br /><br />If so, please contact me at rwarren@hq1.com or 904/673.0326Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990433.post-53351901944391918922009-07-12T10:34:39.124-07:002009-07-12T10:34:39.124-07:00I have the same issue with having a drink making m...I have the same issue with having a drink making me lose my sense of smell and therefore taste. Sometimes I'll have a beer and really enjoy the taste of that first swig. I immediately have a loss of smell, I can actually feel the upper sinus become congested.<br />Before the bottle is gone I can no longer taste it at all. Breads have a similar affect as does wine or any other alcohol. I attribute it to yeast or anything fermented.<br />I haven't found anything that helps other than avoiding the culprit foods and drinks.<br />I've been to ENT's and been tested for allergies, nothing stands out. The only thing that really works is a steroidal anti-inflammatory shot in the rear that I get from my ENT doc. A day after receiving this I can eat and drink anything I like without losing my smell and taste. Unfortunately the side effects of too many of these shots are worse than the inconvenience of avoiding the foods I enjoy. So I limit myself to one a year, right before Thanksgiving. It lasts about a month at most.<br />Have you found anything that works?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018187535763593528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990433.post-1165192572135807772006-12-03T16:36:00.000-08:002006-12-03T16:36:00.000-08:00i'm suffering anosmia about 12 years because a sur...i'm suffering anosmia about 12 years because a surgery issue. I remember some smells of my childhood. I dont believe there isnt a way to return smell! I'm searching a clinic in Europe (i'm italian) to return smell. write me if you wish<BR/><BR/>cheers, tijuanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com